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Lifeworks Charity is delighted to be supported by Luscombe Maye Totnes Estate Agents

Lifeworks Learning Disability announce exciting fundraising partnership with Luscombe Maye Totnes

Lifeworks Leaning Disability Charity are delighted to announce that Luscombe Maye Totnes Estate Agents have chosen Lifeworks to be their charity of the year. Luscombe Maye has deep-rooted connections throughout the wider areas of Devon, Dorset and Cornwall and have always prided themselves in supporting good causes in the regions that they represent and operate in. Their Totnes office is at...

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Foot Anstey announces three new Partner promotions

Foot Anstey has announced the promotion of three of its lawyers into the firm's Partnership, bringing the total of new Partner promotions this financial year to eight. From 1 January 2023, Kutahya Cherry, Dickon Court, and Suriya Edwards will become Partners at the firm.

Martin Hirst, Managing Partner at Foot Anstey, said: "Congratulations to Kutahya, Dickon and Suriya on their...

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Choir’s carol concerts raise thousands for local charity Dream-A-Way

Two carol concerts by Exeter Philharmonic Choir have raised almost three thousand pounds for local charity Dream-A-Way, which helps make holiday dreams come true for Devon children and adults with disabilities or life-affecting health conditions.

The generosity of concertgoers at Exeter Cathedral on 13 and 14 December raised a total of £2,913, a sum that representatives of Exeter-based...

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Extraordinary bespoke garden opens to enhance hospital experience for ICU patients

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has today officially opened its newly transformed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Secret Garden, the first of its kind in the south of England.

Nestled away on the Derriford hospital site, this bespoke outdoor space will now enable ICU patients to breathe fresh air in the company of their families, loved ones and carers, and will even provide...

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Plymouth on course for bumper 2023 cruise season   

A busy summer has set Plymouth on course for a bumper cruise season next year with a dozen ships already lined up to visit Britain’s Ocean City in 2023.

The port welcomed thousands of cruise tourists this year with the post-pandemic return of passenger liners bringing an economic boost to the city.

There were seven individual cruise ship visits, including two by the small...

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Police ‘Lift Legend’ Christmas campaign returns with free soft drinks for designated drivers

Devon & Cornwall Police launches its Lift Legend Christmas drink drive campaign today, with over 90 licenced premises set to offer soft drinks to those who give free lifts home to friends and family after a night out.

The initiative runs from Thursday 1 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023 and is a modern approach to the annual Christmas campaign.

On the purchase of...

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Devon County Council recognised for climate 'leadership'

One of Britain’s top sustainability charities has called Devon County Council (DCC) a ‘pioneering authority’ for its partnership work to reduce emissions and waste in food and farming in Devon.

Sustain advocates food and agricultural policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals and improve the environment.

In Britain the food system...

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Exeter Philharmonic Choir to bring much-needed Christmas cheer this festive season

Exeter Philharmonic Choir will bring the joy of Christmas music to audiences at Exeter Cathedral again this year with two nights of carols on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 December. In the run-up to what promises to be a challenging Christmas season for many, the uplifting sound of the Choir will be more welcome than ever.

This year’s special guest is the internationally renowned...

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Theatre Royal Plymouth installs four new flag poles in celebration of its 40th anniversary

Theatre Royal Plymouth welcomed special guests to raise four new flags on their building as part of TRP’s on-going 40th anniversary on Tuesday (29 November).

The four new flag poles each represent a decade of TRP’s history and celebrate the theatres future.

The flags raised represent the city and the theatres core values, with a special flag to celebrate TRP that was...

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Mobile boost scheme extended

Connecting Devon and Somerset’s scheme to improve indoor 4G mobile phone coverage in the region has been extended due to ongoing demand.

The Mobile Boost programme was due to close to new applications this month, but a £250,000 injection of additional funding through the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership’s (HotSWLEP) Growth Deal, means it will now continue until...

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